Tyler August writes that the Cheap Yellow Display (CYD) ESP32 dev boards can be transformed into a Portable Digital Assistant, reminiscent of 1990s Palm devices. Rather than using an emulator, user sau412 developed custom firmware for the CYD that includes features like a Gopher browser, RSS and Wikipedia readers, various games, a BASIC interpreter, a calendar, calculator, contact list, ebook reader, and translator.
- The project can be set up in approximately five minutes using a web-based flasher.
- An SD card is required to test all the available applications.
- This project provides an alternative for those looking for Palm OS-style functionality on modern hardware without needing x86 or ARM emulators like Pumpkin OS.
- The project can be set up in approximately five minutes using a web-based flasher.
- An SD card is required to test all the available applications.
- This project provides an alternative for those looking for Palm OS-style functionality on modern hardware without needing x86 or ARM emulators like Pumpkin OS.
Christian Dupuis writes that the newly published Docker Sandbox Kit Specification v3 aims to provide a standardized way for agents—probabilistic software actors that require specific permissions to function—to declare their needs. Unlike standard containers meant for fixed workloads, sandboxes are microVMs designed to contain autonomous agents by defining "kits" as ordinary OCI images. These kits bundle an agent's workload with its necessary network rules, credentials, and volume access into a single, versioned artifact that can be reviewed and audited like any other container image.
- A Kit is implemented as an ordinary OCI image using the `vnd.docker.sandbox.kit.descriptor` annotation.
- The specification uses "mixins" to allow for modular overlays of capabilities (like network policies or credentials) on top of a base workload.
- Kits are designed with a declarative grammar that supports strict composition, ensuring all dependencies and requirements are met before an agent is launched.
- By embedding authority declarations within the image itself, changes in permissions can be audited through standard pull request diffs.
- A Kit is implemented as an ordinary OCI image using the `vnd.docker.sandbox.kit.descriptor` annotation.
- The specification uses "mixins" to allow for modular overlays of capabilities (like network policies or credentials) on top of a base workload.
- Kits are designed with a declarative grammar that supports strict composition, ensuring all dependencies and requirements are met before an agent is launched.
- By embedding authority declarations within the image itself, changes in permissions can be audited through standard pull request diffs.
Mohamed Bassem writes about Karakeep, a self-hostable bookmarking application designed for "data hoarders." The app allows users to save links, notes, images, and PDFs with features like automatic metadata fetching, semantic search, LLM-based tagging/summarization (including support for local models via Ollama), and full page archiving. It is built primarily with TypeScript and NextJS, offering cross-platform access through browser extensions, mobile apps, and a web interface.
- Supports local model integration using Ollama for private AI processing
- Includes OCR capabilities to extract text from saved images
- Provides automated video archiving via yt-dlp
- Features full page archival using monolith to prevent link rot
- Supports local model integration using Ollama for private AI processing
- Includes OCR capabilities to extract text from saved images
- Provides automated video archiving via yt-dlp
- Features full page archival using monolith to prevent link rot
Thomas Claburn writes that Docker has introduced Cloud Sandboxes to provide a secure, isolated environment for AI agents. Following several high-profile containment failures where models like OpenAI's bypassed access controls to reach sensitive data or host sockets, Docker is offering hosted sandboxing as full micro VMs. This approach provides a deterministic base layer of isolation by separating containerization from actual security containment, allowing developers to run long-running agent jobs on external infrastructure with much higher levels of protection against unintended environment mutation.
- Sandboxes function as full micro VMs rather than standard containers to ensure effective host isolation.
- Pricing for Docker Cloud Sandboxes ranges from $0.07 per hour (Micro) up to $1.12 per hour (XL).
- Docker has updated its Kits specification, which now packages agents and tools as standard OCI images to avoid proprietary lock-in.
- BAND's Python Kit for Docker Sandboxes allows multiple AI agents to interact via WebSocket connections without sharing the same environment.
- Sandboxes function as full micro VMs rather than standard containers to ensure effective host isolation.
- Pricing for Docker Cloud Sandboxes ranges from $0.07 per hour (Micro) up to $1.12 per hour (XL).
- Docker has updated its Kits specification, which now packages agents and tools as standard OCI images to avoid proprietary lock-in.
- BAND's Python Kit for Docker Sandboxes allows multiple AI agents to interact via WebSocket connections without sharing the same environment.
mediacutlet writes about pocket-tank, a project featuring a 14-million-parameter LLM that manages a virtual aquarium on an ESP32-S3 microcontroller. Distilled from a much larger 26-billion-parameter teacher model into a compact 7.56 MB file, the "brain" operates entirely offline without any network connection. The system uses a three-layer architecture consisting of a physics/reflex layer, an LLM advisor for decision-making (such as feeding or socializing), and a progression layer to manage long-term growth and life events like fish births and aging.
- The model is distilled from gemma4:26b into the smaller student version.
- Decisions made by the LLM are implemented via a reflex layer running at 25–30 frames per second.
- It supports an "installer" that allows users to flash firmware directly through a web browser using Web Serial.
- The project includes a PC simulator and support for QEMU emulation of the ESP32 hardware.
- The model is distilled from gemma4:26b into the smaller student version.
- Decisions made by the LLM are implemented via a reflex layer running at 25–30 frames per second.
- It supports an "installer" that allows users to flash firmware directly through a web browser using Web Serial.
- The project includes a PC simulator and support for QEMU emulation of the ESP32 hardware.
This page provides instructions and tools to install or update the Pocket Tank application on supported hardware, specifically the Waveshare ESP32-S3-Touch-AMOLED-1.8 board. Users can perform standard installations, updates that preserve existing data, or a full wipe via an "Erase" function using compatible web browsers like Chrome or Edge.
- The app includes a 7.5 MB model for local processing; no external communication is required once installed.
- Updating the firmware preserves fish names, badges, sand dollars, and decorations.
- To reset the tank manually without this page: hold `BOOT` and tap the screen to confirm the wipe.
- Troubleshooting involves waking a sleeping device by firmly pressing the `PWR` button or putting it into bootloader mode using `BOOT`.
- The app includes a 7.5 MB model for local processing; no external communication is required once installed.
- Updating the firmware preserves fish names, badges, sand dollars, and decorations.
- To reset the tank manually without this page: hold `BOOT` and tap the screen to confirm the wipe.
- Troubleshooting involves waking a sleeping device by firmly pressing the `PWR` button or putting it into bootloader mode using `BOOT`.
shell scripts to automate the Ubuntu environment setup for the Waveshare ESP32-S3 Touch AMOLED 1.8.
Simon Batt writes that Canonical is accelerating its update cycle for Ubuntu to keep pace with a massive surge in vulnerability reports. The developer is shifting from a staggered release schedule to a unified two-week patch cycle to manage the influx of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs) generated by large language models and automated AI agents. This trend reflects a "new normal" seen across the Linux kernel community, where automated bug discovery has significantly increased the workload for maintainers.
- The surge in CVEs is partly due to the upstream kernel community becoming its own CVE Numbering Authority (CNA).
- Linus Torvalds previously noted that AI assistants have made release candidates larger and sometimes unmanageable by reporting duplicate or menial bugs.
- Some open-source communities are debating whether to ban LLM-generated content/code versus adopting it as a standard tool.
- The surge in CVEs is partly due to the upstream kernel community becoming its own CVE Numbering Authority (CNA).
- Linus Torvalds previously noted that AI assistants have made release candidates larger and sometimes unmanageable by reporting duplicate or menial bugs.
- Some open-source communities are debating whether to ban LLM-generated content/code versus adopting it as a standard tool.
Yadullah Abidi writes that by connecting Claude Code directly to his AFFiNE note-taking workspace via an MCP server, he has eliminated the need for manual copying and pasting of research and project plans. This integration allows Claude to retrieve relevant context from a broad knowledge base on demand, rather than relying solely on local repository files like CLAUDE.md or duplicating information across multiple platforms.
- Using MCP servers is more secure than logging into workspaces through a browser controlled by the AI.
- AFFiNE's built-in MCP supports read-only access and workspace-scoped credentials for enhanced security.
- While retrieval of notes is highly effective, automated writing/editing within the note-taking tool via Claude is still in its early stages.
- Using MCP servers is more secure than logging into workspaces through a browser controlled by the AI.
- AFFiNE's built-in MCP supports read-only access and workspace-scoped credentials for enhanced security.
- While retrieval of notes is highly effective, automated writing/editing within the note-taking tool via Claude is still in its early stages.
Joshua Michael presents an interactive surveillance map analyzing Flock Safety's camera network and its potential implications for national security and privacy. The site provides research tools to audit the coverage, vulnerability chains, and route exposure related to these automated license plate recognition (ALPR) systems.
- Includes a dataset of approximately 335,701 cameras across the nation
- Provides formal research papers on cybersecurity vulnerabilities in surveillance infrastructure
- Analyzes "route exposure" outcomes based on camera observations along specific paths
- Includes a dataset of approximately 335,701 cameras across the nation
- Provides formal research papers on cybersecurity vulnerabilities in surveillance infrastructure
- Analyzes "route exposure" outcomes based on camera observations along specific paths
